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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old
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The General Order is always:
......To manoeuver in a body and on the attack.
......To maintain strict but not pettifogging discipline.
......To keep the troops constantly at the ready.
......To employ the utmost vigilance on sentry go.
......To use the bayonet on every possible occasion.
And to follow up the enemy remorselessly until he is utterly destroyed.
- Lazare Carnot (1753-1823), French revolutionary, military strategist. (First Order of the Day, 2 Feb. 1794, to army commanders.)
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1944: Ferry carrying heavy water destroyed by Norwegian resistance
1953: St. Edward's Crown adopted for all epaulettes, badges and buttons.
1959: Prime Minister John Diefenbaker announces the cancellation of the Avro Arrow project, despite claims of the Arrow being the best modern interceptor in the world. At about the same time, at Avro's headquarters in Malton, Ontario, the company announce
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